16 Best NEW Puzzle Games of 2024

Not all games need to be focused on action, some can be about putting your brains to the ultimate test! If you like those kinds of titles, check out these games!

Update: We will continue to update this list periodically throughout the year, so you will likely see some games removed or added. These games are not ranked in any particular order, as the focus here is to showcase titles we are excited to see hit the marketplace.

#16 Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

Are you ready for a cult classic game to get a new coat of paint? In Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, you’ll see the original title by Warren Spector get some visual and gameplay improvements to help welcome it to a new age of gamers.

In the title, one of the more “chaotic” versions of Mickey Mouse finds himself in the house of Yen Sid, and he accidentally messes with a creation of his, causing him to go into a new world full of forgotten Disney characters!

Armed with his magical brush, paint, and paint thinner, he’ll wander around, solving puzzles and attempting to fix the mess he made.

#15 Children of the Sun

Multiple games have you trying to take down groups like cults, but Children of the Sun might have you taking them down in the most stylish way possible. You play as “The Girl,’ who has sworn to take every member of a cult down. The twist is that you’ll have one bullet to do so, and you need to get tricky with how you fire and move that singular bullet.

By using each bullet you fire properly, you can change the terrain, spring various traps that lie around, and more. If you’re going to kill someone, you might as well do it in dramatic fashion, just for effect, right?

#14 Crow Country

Not all puzzles are ones that lead to happy answers. Yet, in Crow Country, you’ll attempt to solve the puzzle and mystery that is the abandoned amusement park you find yourself in. As you go through the various parts of the park, you’ll uncover far more than just puzzles that need to be solved. You’ll get clues as to what happened to the park and the park’s owner. Plus, you’ll have to deal with both monsters and crows! It’s in the name, is that really a surprise?

But the most puzzling thing of all might be you! Are you secretly hiding a connection to this place?

#13 World of Goo 2

The sequel to one of the best puzzle games ever, World of Goo 2, has you once again taking on the role of various goo-style entities and attempting to use them properly to overcome puzzles and obstacles. That might sound simple at first, but there are some serious physics to consider. Just as important, the number of goo creatures you haven’t infinite!

So, with every placement of them, you’ll have to consider what to do next and how to make things work with what you have. The more puzzles you complete, the more you’ll see the world change around you and give you all-new puzzles to test yourself on.

#12 Deliver Us The Moon

The Earth is dying, and its people are at death’s door. With natural resources gone, many fled to the moon and were able to get an “energy source” that could keep the planet going. However, one day, communication with those on the moon and on Earth stopped, and no one knows what happened to the energy source.

You play an astronaut who is sent to the moon to learn the truth and attempt to save the Earth. As you explore, you’ll piece together clues to figure out what happened on the moon and why everyone is now gone.

What is the truth that needs to be uncovered? Will you survive long enough to figure it out?

#11 Thank Goodness You’re Here

One of the beauties of the video game industry is that every once in a while, a game comes out that turns everything on its head and delivers an experience like no other. Thank Goodness You’re Here is one such title, and it proclaims that by calling itself a “Slapformer.” As in a “Slapstick Platformer.” That’s not random at all!

You play a salesman who goes to a small town and is almost besieged by people who want them to do various tasks and jobs on their behalf. The people within Barnsworth are honestly a bit nuts, and that makes everything that happens after you arrive all the more strange and funny.

#10 Tomb Raider I-III Remastered

If you’re looking for a more “traditional” puzzle-solving game, perhaps going back to enjoy some classic games will interest you. The Tomb Raider I-III Remastered title will let you partake in the original adventures of Lara Croft.

While it’s true that there was plenty of gunplay in those games, there was just as much puzzle-solving. Lara had to go into ancient tombs, ruins, and more and use her wits to open up passages and find ways into the treasure locations.

So, if you think you can guide Lara to where she needs to be, get this trilogy.

#9 Post Trauma

Didn’t we already do horror on this list? Let’s hope it doesn’t become a recurring thing down the line…

In Post Trauma, you play Roman, a train conductor who finds himself in a nightmare world he doesn’t recognize. Your mission is simple: figuring out a way out of this place. But how can you do that when you don’t know where you are or what lies around the next corner?

You’ll have to push through the uncertainty and look for answers as you go to various locations and see how twisted this world is. Just remember, you’re trying to get back to your family. Focus on that, and you might make it out.

#8 Animal Well

You might not think puzzle games are “beautiful” at times, but when you come across something like Animal Well, you see why this genre can push things in artistic directions.

The game puts you as a creature who was born from a flower inside a well. Now alive, you must venture through the well to see what else is there. But be warned! Not everything you come across is friendly. You’ll need to light up the dark and see what else lies within and whether you should run from it!

The more you travel, the more you’ll grow and get special abilities! So, seek out the truth and see how much you can grow!

#7 BROKEN VEIL

How far would you go to find a family member? In BROKEN VEIL, you’ll need to put that answer to the test as you go through a village of faceless monsters to find your mother!

This post-apocalyptic world has many things to hide, but it also has puzzles that need to be solved! Thankfully, you won’t need to solve them alone. Using a laser pointer, you can guide the local cats to certain areas and use them to help you solve the puzzles at hand.

You’ll need to search high and low for your mother. But will you survive this place long enough to do so?

#6 Europa

The ruins of a “fallen world” are all around you. But why are they there? How did it come to be like this? And are there any other people besides you on this moon? These are some of the questions you’ll have to answer in Europa.

The game takes place on the moon of Jupiter long after it was terraformed by society. You play as an android who is “all alone” on this moon and goes on a journey to figure out what happened to the humans that lived here. A beautiful world full of puzzles awaits you, so have fun!

There’s a demo for the game available now if you want to try it out!

#5 Narin: The Orange Room

Oh, look! The horror genre is back! Surely, we won’t have yet another horror/puzzle game to show off before the list is done…

Regardless, Narin: The Orange Room focuses on the young Narin, who is on a mission to save her sister. Things get tricky when she figures out her sister disappeared into another world via a “secret” that the school has been keeping.

Now, Narin must navigate the school, seek out the clues to find her sister, and figure out what else this school is hiding! Travel through the school during the day and night to gather more clues, and find your sister before it’s too late!

#4 Lab Rat

So what happens when you’re asked to play a “game” for a computer that wants to prove that its virtual mind is better than your actual one? Well, that’s what you’ll find out in Lab Rat!

The game will have you moving objects around levels in an attempt to overcome the challenges of the computer entity that built everything. It claims to be the most advanced entity in the world and that your “puny human brain” can’t outthink it, but you’ll prove them wrong, won’t you?

With over 130 levels to try out, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to shut the computer up while really pushing your puzzle-solving skills to the limit!

#3 The Plucky Squire

Many games try to “change the dimension” of things, and The Plucky Squire will literally change the dimension from 2D to 3D and then back to 2D.

The game focuses on the characters of a storybook. When the villain of said book realizes that the story will never change, he kicks out the heroes into the real world to try and take over everything! Now, you’ll have to help the heroes solve puzzles and find a way back into the book so they can fix things and complete the story as it was meant to be told!

Think you’re up for the challenge?

#2 Mario vs Donkey Kong

Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 16, 2024

Nintendo

If you never got the chance to play Mario vs Donkey Kong on the Nintendo DS, you’re in luck, as the game has been remade for the Nintendo Switch!

The game will put you in over 100 levels filled with challenges, all so you can get back the Mini-Mario toys that Donkey Kong has stolen! But it won’t be as easy as simply finding all the toys. You’ll need to work your way through various challenges to reach them, and then, you’ll need to get them to safety! Sometimes, you’ll even need to guide whole scores of Mini-Marios to the exit!

With new levels and challenges, now is the perfect time to jump in!

#1 Portal: Revolution

Platform: PC
Release Date: January 6, 2024
Steam

When it comes to a certain Valve franchise, the puzzles are truly the “fun part” that you can’t get enough of. After all, you only get your cake after you beat them all. Or, that’s what a certain computer person told us…

Anyway, Portal Revolution is a fan mod of the second title that gives a special prologue story for you to enjoy. But if you’re hoping that the puzzles are just as good, you’re in luck. They’ve brought in all sorts of new challenges, including ones that only work with one of the portal guns.

So, do you think you can take on this special challenge?